Casino (1995) | Based on a True Story
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- it’s finally time to review the movie Casino. Martin Scorsese really made a fascinating film that needs a lot of dissection to truly grasp how good it is. Sure it has some problems, especially with how it depicts locals, but generally it conveys a truly amazing message. This one really gets at the root of Vegas history. It’s a must watch for any local or those who actually want to learn about the history of the mob in Las Vegas.
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If you’re ever in Las Vegas, be sure to check out the Mob Museum: themobmuseum.org/plan-your-vi...
and the Clark County Museum: www.clarkcountynv.gov/governm...
-To do some primary-source research, check out UNLV’s special collections: www.library.unlv.edu/speccol
Sally Denton and Roger Morris, The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and its Hold on America, 1947-2000 (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001). amzn.to/3qYdnVo
Ronald A. Farrell and Carole Case, The Black Book and the Mob: The Untold Story of the Control of Nevada's Casinos (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1995). amzn.to/3nsKsXp
Michael S. Green, Nevada: A History of the Silver State (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2015). amzn.to/3l1ymUt
Mark Hall-Patton, Asphalt Memories: Origins of Some of the Street Names of Clark County (Henderson, Nev.: Clark County Museum, 2009). amzn.to/3zMaQPz
Eugene Moehring and Michael Green, Las Vegas: A Centennial History (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2005). amzn.to/2L8u0pV
Reed Redmond and Jeff German, Mobbed Up: The Fight For Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal and Mob Museum, podcast. 2020-2021, www.reviewjournal.com/podcast...
Hal K. Rothman, Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century (New York: Routledge, 2002). amzn.to/3HwEIUS
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David G. Schwartz, Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond (New York: Routledge, 2003). amzn.to/30wQspj
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Wiki: Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Barbara De Fina and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the 1995 nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas[3] by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Scorsese. It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods. The film was the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro
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Fun Fact: Sharon Stone encouraged Erika von Tagen, the child actress who played her daughter Amy, to annoy James Woods constantly
That's truly excellent.
Based
That is a fun fact!
This movie wouldn’t have worked as well without Sharon Stone, and she can never get enough credit for elevating the material (IMOHO).
Im ok with anything that annoys James Woods
Congrats on 100 episodes of this wonderful series. I've been watching it since Episode One- not The Phantom Menace, but the Imitation Game.
MR BEAT THE GOAT
I can’t believe your dad is the guy they would bring on for Pawn Starts! That’s awesome man love to see you guys have such a strong passion for history
I know. I've been watching this channel for a few years and this the first time I noticed that
I thought that too. But then, both are Las Vegas, so I guess you’re bound to see some overlap.
omg right? came here from another Casino video and then saw that and was like WHAAAA
And it's weird to see him without his hat!
This is actually one of my favorite movies.. huge Martin Scorsese fan
Harry Reed was a bigger criminal than any Mob Gangster.
This one had cameo appearances by a few people who were actually involved in real life LV events of the 1970’s, so it’s fictionalized for narrative purposes, but has some big picture truths.
It’s also in Scorsese’s tradition of unreliable narrators, so you factor that in. The movie took place over the span of roughly 8 years, whereas the real life events happened in a 20 year span, so the order as shown was different. Also, some of the scenes whip around, like they’re being told by a cokehead, which Nicky (Spilotro) and Frankie would have been at the time. 😊
Mob outfits ultimately lost out because in the end they weren’t all that efficient with the whole operation. With the skims and theft, they just ended up tripping over each other.
This film is one of my favorite mob films aside from Goodfellas. It’s kinda regarded as historical fiction in that even though they characters are named and acted as different then their real life counterparts, the events actually did happen.
Also I kinda do like how the characters are in ways like their irl counterparts. For example, Lefty (just like Rothstein the movie) wore very colorful and pretty snappy suits. Like if you compare videos and photos of Lefty in real life to Rothstein in the movie, it’s pretty spot on. And it has been said that Lefty was a bit of a prick to the staff and be a real stickler for the smallest of things. I mean for Pete’s sake he even got pissed at someone for putting more blueberries in one muffin and put less in the other and told the chef to put a equal amount of blueberries in each muffin
The look on the chef's face when he said "do you know how long that's going to take? " is classic 👍🏾
@@thsenator267 I know right? Just imagine if your boss told you the exact thing, how would react? I'll be like "fuck this, I'm outta here"
Well done. I live here, been to where Lefty lived behind the Desert Inn, and where his car blew up- It's a clothing store for strippers now I believe, but the poles are still there where Lefty was parked. Crazy cool history
Holy crap your dad is the buddy who’s a real expert. That’s so cool. Runs in the family.
Been waiting for years for this one. Love Vegas locals reflecting on the town's complex history.
This 100%... with Cypher's expertise on Vegas, there is perhaps no better channel to do a deep dive on this movie. (And a 53-minute one, too... Christmas came early.)
Anyone else notice how when he is talking about illegal gambling at 8:55 It shows pinball machines.
It's true that they used to consider pinball machines gambling devices. And vice squads used to smash them up when they found them. I visited the pinball museum in Asheville North Carolina where I discovered this fact
That was Frank Costello's bread and butter for a minute
Damn as a current Vegas resident I would love for you to cover Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Leaving Las Vegas also great and even the first Austin Powers
Wait... Is your dad the historian from pawn stars? That's awesome
The check Howard Hughes received was apparently for $566 million for the sale of TWA. At least that's what the online version of his autobiography says. Had to pause and google that. :)
This is the first video I’ve seen from your channel and I dig it! What a fun ride on “Casino” and history. Thanks for sharing! 🤘
If you're not a Las Vegas local I think that most people are there for the mob story. I always thought it was interesting how the different mobs approached Las Vegas especially the Chicago outfit.
I was so glad when I got this notification. Props to the dedication for working on this since before the pandemic
Great video as always!
I've been watching your video's for 4 months, so I've still got plenty to binge on yet.
Your Dad rocks! I've seen him in a lot video's and his memory and knowledge is astounding.
I hope you both keep up your good works.
Best wishes from the UK.
I'm happy I watched this a couple of weeks ago, it will be interesting to hear the historical details while it is fresh. Also, obligatory "holy shit your father was the guy from Pawn Stars?"
I've seen this movie so many times. One of the most entertaining 3hr movies out there
Edit: I remember when Siskel gave the film a thumbs down and Ebert was completely gobsnacked.
Siskel. Sisko was too busy dealing with the fallout of the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor.
Well researched and presented, and interesting. Thanks for posting.
I really enjoyed this video and appreciate all the work you put into it.
Well researched and produced!
Vegas in the 50's and 60's... What a place and a time to be. One can still visit the place but, unfortunately, not the time... 🎰🎲♠️♥️♦️♣️🃏
Fun fact: the first time that Elvis performed in Vegas in the 1950's... His act bombed. Kids were Elvis fans and kids didn't go to Vegas; their parents did.
Thank you very much.
Everything I know about Las Vegas comes from movies or books. Closest I've been is Reno. Honestly when I watch casino all it really makes me want is to get a blueberry muffin.
With an equal amount of Blueberries
I’ve been waiting for this!!! Thanks!!!
Wait a minute how did I never know that your dad is one of experts they call in on every other episode of pawn stars
I'm glad that you're still finishing this series of videos. I thought that after Frida, you won't make this anymore.
Thanks
I've made others since Frida
@@CynicalHistorian really? Wow. I didn't watch your channel after that video about Porfirio Diaz. Anyway, congrats for 100th episode
That was very very well done. I saw the movie when it came out when i was younger and had always been curious about a lot and id say you answered everything and then some. :-)
Excellent. Great work.
Very nice video, absolutely loved it! I would have liked to hear examples of Lefty Rosenthal's idiocy though, how was he incompetent exactly?
One of my all time favorite movies.
Thanks for the real story.
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography pictures/movie reenactments. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Special thanks to guest speakers sharing personal information/casino related experiences. Separating facts from fiction for more accuracy. '
' Casino' movie 🎥 was a fun & entertaining watch. 😉 ' Bugsy ' stepped over the line. With the Flamingo hotel financial skimming. The rest is history. 😇
Former Vegas gangster/gov't witness Frank Cullotta. Invented the ' Vegas Tour' driving 🚗 tourist to different mob related areas. Revealing stories from personal knowledge/mob experiences.
Been anticipating this! Now, on with the show.
Great Content!
Great documentary!
The weird part is, Casino is only supposed to be "inspired by true events" and not based on. And it still comes out more historically accurate than most crime movies(or actually any historical movie) that try to say they are based on a true story.
For the most part very accurate account of mob related activities. According to former ' Hole in the wall ' member Frank Cullotta & his ' Vegas Tour '.
Always love to hear historians talk about crime, especially locals
I believe the Rosenthal-related inaccuracies go even further. Rosenthal’s self-written bio claims he “discovered the little known magic act Siegfried & Roy,” for example, when in fact S&R had been starring in Las Vegas for ten years by the time he hired them in 1977. (Small error in the doc at 38:25 crediting Rosenthal for hiring S&R in “1969.”) There are other instances where Rosenthal's boasts made it into the film to credit the "Ace" character. Outside of the business aspects, the movie deviated from fact in other areas where they could humanize and sympathize Ace at the expense of others around him, in the same way they painted the “Senator” as corrupt for the sake of justifying Ace’s actions.
I want to believe it was an old Vegas gangster that gave Harry the shiner.
Great video! I thought your dad looked familiar!!! The Beard of Knowledge!!!!!!
Great historic context on a great movie.
The UA-cam copyright gods have been pleased and congrats on the 100th episode
Seeing the Riviera go... 💔
Great video The Cynical Historian, thanks!
Godfather part 2 told of Moe Green discovering Las Vegas. Not sure if that fits into this or if its completely fictional. But what I do know is this thing about your dad being a pawn star guy or something isn't surprising to me like it is to everyone else. I know all these things. As a random and unrelated example: I know what a contradiction is.
You're dad is the beard of knowledge that's awesome. I find this video interesting from someone who is from Las Vegas as opposed to history buffs who did a good job but didn't have the local history nuances like you did.
The destruction of the ladies of the strip, is heartbreaking
That's cool your dad is the beard of knowledge. Growing up had to be a great learning experience
The UA-cam algorithm literally started sending me Las Vegas ads while I started watching this trilogy
Off topic: did you happen to see VTH reaction videos to RazorFist video on Abe Lincoln, American Dictator? VTH did a great job poking holes in RF’s conclusions pointing out his lack of factual evidence. Worth a watch.
I'm with you, it will always be McCarren International. Or possibly Alamo.
100 Episodes - a landmark on a great channel! Sadly, the irony is that corporate crime nowadays, in its own way, happens to be equally heinous as anything the mob could have perpetrated back then, if not more so.
Corporate gaming has done plenty of heinous crimes, but murder aint one of them, nothing close to the sort. Kinda difficult to top that
Maybe if Tony Spilotro were still alive, he'd have a UA-cam channel
Wow I can’t believe you’re actually the son of Mark Hall Patton. I’ve been watching your channel for over five years and I’ve been watching pawn stars since it first came out.
Wait, your dad is the beard of knowledge from Pawn Stars?!
I've been living in Lasvegas from the 80's when the mob was still around, or had underlings keeping an eye on things. It was A LOT SAFER back then! I still live here in Vegas, and now Forget about it. Crime is way up like never before! Those days of mobsters controlling the City were Beautiful. Vegas Was Amazing for a long time, and NOW SUCKS AND ONLY GROWS MORE SUCKIER EVERY MONTH!!! THAT'S THE TRUTH
statistics prove quite the opposite
38:37 hum..yeah there's IS a big intro scene showing Spilotro/Santoro's Gold Rush in the movie, must have slipped your mind
It's not his in the movie. They're just robbing it
@@CynicalHistorian Just check out the youtube clip "Casino Dominick & the Desperados" it's literaly there clear as day, I'm very sure of it because it's one of my favorite little sequences in the movie
Cool new video!
Great video! I love Vegas, the movie and the history. You said you don’t like Harry Reid and that it will always be McCarran airport to you. But McCarran was basically openly anti-Semitic and racist while Harry Reid seems to have cleaned up gambling in Nevada and got millions of people healthcare. I’m interested to watch a video why you think the airport name shouldn’t have changed or why you don’t like Harry Reid.
Dude ur dad stayed in my AirBB in Spokane Washington...talked to him for a second..... couldn't have been a nicer guy...clean too!
I'll tell him you said so the next time we speak, LOL
Good video
Next film in Cypher's series about Las Vegas: The Hangover.
When the book by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris : The Green Felt Jungle was published in January 1, 1963. I read the book and discussed it with a long time Las Vegas business owner. He laugh at the accuracy of the book. Is this book an accurate account of the 195O's mob influence in Las Vegas?
No. See my Bugsy video for why
@@CynicalHistorian if you review movies based on true stories and you're into crime dramas you should check out At Close Range starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken with an ensemble cast that follows including Mary Stuart Masterson, Crispin Glover , Kiefer Sutherland , and Chris Penn. And so many more. It's a crime drama based on the Johnston Gang. They were a ruthless gang that operated in Pennsylvania by the Mason Dixon Line. They were country boys put were simple pure evil. I'll guarantee you if you make a video it will end up being one of if not your number one watched video. I have a ton of information and very rare news articles that I can email you for references. Please if you get this message check out the movie and if it doesn't interest you I'll never mention it again.
@@ppiorkowski1502 that was such a GREAT movie!!! I remember when it first came out, I was pretty young, but I remember the scary feeling it gave me and I just found out recently that it was a true story. I would LOVE to see a video on it.
@@ppiorkowski1502 that was such a GREAT movie!!! I remember when it first came out, I was pretty young, but I remember the scary feeling it gave me and I just found out recently that it was a true story. I would LOVE to see a video on it.
YOUR DAD IS MARK HALL-PATTON! How is that not the channel banner??? I love Pawn Stars.
"Let me show you how I murdered this dude." Ookay then.
Your father look like Santa and that’s neat
Congrats, and thank you.
Thanks for the video. Please consider doing Malcolm X
Oh snap your dad is from Pawn Stars he's is so great and love the history behind the movie
You should totally make a las Vegas movies playlist
I have a Las Vegas history playlist
Man, Vegas is a trip. It may be doomed and there's an entirely different city building its own cultural centers outside of the strip. And the only time the rest of it was explored was an xbox shooter.
great ep but i feel there should've been a flashing lights warning before the footage of the casinos being demolished
edited one day i wanna talk to your dad about his epic beard and maybe some vegas history but mostly that epic beard
Hmmm. I didn't think about that. Is there somewhere i can lookup what amount of flashing lights is too much? To me, it doesn't seem to be enough, but i have no idea what is actually a potential issue for epilepsy and certainly don't want to accidentally cause a convulsion
@@CynicalHistorian I know there's an epilepsy foundation maybe there website could help
"Close enough for government work" lol we use that line at work all the time
Great video..very happy you didn't lean on your dad. Keep it up looking forward To more
The TV show Crime Story also get into the Chicago Outfit especially Spilatro’s character. Great 80s show.
Amazing job on this and I didn't realize Mark was your Dad, that's pretty cool.
I went to idle spurs out in the middle of now where just to say I went there, but I can say I don't think they actually filmed inside.
Do you have an opinion on how Vegas is depicted in Fallout
Excellent documentary, Thank You!! I remember the Golden Days of the 50's & 60's... I was just a kid but I remember my Mom & Dad getting all dressed up for a Night on the Town, the ladies had furs & big hair, the men sharkskin suits & big glasses... people had Manners and Mob or no, it was nicer then. 😢
Are you going to do Woman King Cypher???? I've heard a LOT of negative stuff about that movie
I’m watching this and Give Me Shelter comes on the radio.
The movie said the vice grip murder was back home.
No, it didn't
Wait? Is your dad the museum guy that the Pawn Stars dude would call in from time to time?
Yes, he was Rick's "Let me call a buddy of mine" expert
@@PhantomFelix211164 Neat!
Las Vegas, where even demolitions are big entertainment.
Dope
42:53 one thing that is wrong and it's that colotta was in jail at the time so he couldn't have done it.
Pretty cool your Pop is the Beard of Knowledge
50:30 - As a DC resident, I can sympathize with airport names being changed for no good reason.
Tell me how you feel about Harry Reid? I couldn’t find anything on him that was particularly controversial.
Nicki Santoro and his real-life counterpart are/were brothers?
Me: if i'm not Juragan Traktor, i wish to be Cypher
Cypher: if i'm not Cypher, i still wish to be Cypher
I can see from your background composition that you've read Will and Ariel Durant.
Trust me, there's no composition to my bookcases, lol. But yes, I've read the first seven books of the _Story of Civilization_ along with 3 other books from the Durant's. They're my favorite historians
27:10 I love it.
I wondered who else caught that quick note. Same with the Harry Reid comment at 24:24.
So,RFK inspired the RICO act. I didnt know that.
A bit funny, you had made a video on the "the founder" then did history buffs one month ago. And he had made a video on "casino" about 3 years ago and now you made one on it. Talk about backwards and forward going :p
I have read Will Durant since 1960s...
@29:55 demos
Good video. Why do you dislike Harry Reid tho
I knew him personally and he was a slimeball. Also he created the nuclear option